BLUEMOMENT

The boat spent last winter in the water and I didn't lift out/antifoul at all, just reached what weed/shells I could with a long handled brush. Obviously by now its a bit manky.
Am in all winter this time too. Should I lift out and and clean/antifoul now or leave till next spring, by which time the barnacles will have barnacles - or doesn't it make any difference? Am not going to be using boat much over the winter.

Leave it till the spring. There will be reduced growth over the winter I would have thought so you may as well scrape them off just the once.
You can dry out alongside at Kilmelford on the Jetty. I don't know what they would charge but it wouldn't be much. For suitable wages in the form of meat pies and beer, I'd be happy to come and give you a hand scraping and antifouling.

You could always run aground going into tayvallich and do a spot of careening!

ljs wrote:.... by which time the barnacles will have barnacles - or doesn't it make any difference?

I jist feel that yer tub needs that wee bit orra extra insoolation? jist micht keep her that wee bit warmer ... ahm ashamed tae admit that ma ain ebersplutter is refusing tae fire up but ahm aboot tae huv the south coast's heating and sanitary expert oan ma tub so ahm hoping all will be well shortly ...

ah'd be happy tae join youse at Kilmelford. ah'll dae the bits that yon short arsed auld goat cannae reach ...

Ok ye lang streak o' technological incompetence - ah'll dae ra keel an ra rudder. We'll need someone wi a steady hon tae dae ra boot-top. Ah cannae think o a single forumite wha'd be capable....ither than ma guid seil but then ah'd need ma box

Many thanks to those who replied to this and mooring thread here or by pm.
Obvious answer for boot-top is Claymore standing on Parahandy's shoulders and I will be on hand to take photographs and post them here. Of course we do not recommend that you try this at home. Or anywhere else, really.

ParaHandy wrote: ... ahm ashamed tae admit that ma ain ebersplutter is refusing tae fire up but ahm aboot tae huv the south coast's heating ... expert oan ma tub so ahm hoping all will be well shortly ...

Jings ... the threat orra wee man's appearance has done the joab. jist amazing. after a bit orra grunbling and gurgling, it burst intae life .... a miracle i tell you